Armed Forces Association Cycling Classic
The Armed Forces Cycling Classic (formerly known as the Air Force Association Cycling Classic) refers to a weekend of road bicycle racing events held annually in June in Arlington, Virginia, United States. The weekend consists of several amateur events, and two professional races in the criterium format, the Clarendon Cup and the Crystal City Cup. The main sponsor for the race is Boeing. The race is conducted under the rules of the governing bodies of professional cycling, the Union Cycliste Internationale and USA Cycling.[1]
Clarendon Cup
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | June |
| Region | United States |
| Discipline | Road race |
| Type | One-day race |
| Organiser | Arlington Sports |
| History | |
| First edition | 1998 |
| Editions | 21 (as of 2018) |
| First winner |  |
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| Most recent | |
The Clarendon Cup, known as the CSC Invitational (from 2004-2008, is a 1km long criterium race of Arlington, Virginia. It is open to amateurs and professionals and has been running since 1998 for men and women. It was formerly part of USA Cycling's National Racing Calendar, and the National Criterium Calendar. It is currently part of USA Cycling's Pro Road Tour https://www.usacycling.org/national-calendars/pro-road-tour. [2]
Winners
Men
| Year | Country | Rider | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | |
Scott Mercer | Breakaway Couriers |
| 1999 | |
Todd Littlehales | Navigators |
| 2000 | |
David McCook | Shaklee |
| 2001 |  |
Jans Koerts | Mercury Cycling Team |
| 2002 |  |
Vassili Davidenko | Navigators |
| 2003 | |
Jonas Carney | Prime Alliance Cycling Team |
| 2004 |  |
Lars Michaelsen | Team CSC |
| 2005 |  |
Iván Domínguez | Health Net-Maxxis |
| 2006 | |
Mark McCormack | Colavita-Sutter Home |
| 2007 | |
Rahsaan Bahati | Rock Racing |
| 2008 |  |
Luca Damiani | Colavita-Sutter Home |
| 2009 |  |
Alejandro Borrajo | Colavita-Sutter Home |
| 2010 | |
Hilton Clarke | UnitedHealthcare-Maxxis |
| 2011 | |
Hilton Clarke | UnitedHealthcare |
| 2012 |  |
Robert Förster | UnitedHealthcare |
| 2013 |  |
Aldo Ino Ilešič | UnitedHealthcare |
| 2014 | |
Kiel Reijnen | UnitedHealthcare |
| 2015 | |
Hilton Clarke | UnitedHealthcare |
| 2016 | |
Ty Magner | UnitedHealthcare |
| 2017 |  |
Carlos Alzate | UnitedHealthcare |
| 2018 | |
Eric Marcotte | UnitedHealthcare |
| 2019 | |
Eric Young | Elevate–KHS Pro Cycling |
Source:[3]
Women
Source:[3]
Crystal Cup
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | June |
| Region | United States |
| Discipline | Road race |
| Type | One-day race |
| Organiser | Arlington Sports |
| History | |
| First edition | 2007 |
| Editions | 1 (as of 2018) |
| First winner | |
| Most wins | |
| Most recent | |
The Crystal Cup, is also a criterium race, taking place on a 1.3km course in Crystal City, Virginia. It is open to amateurs and professionals and has been running since 2007 for men and women, except for the 2008 and 2009 editions when there was no women's race held, and the men took part in a circuit race rather than a criterium. It is held on the Sunday of the weekend of racing.[4]
Winners
Men
| Year | Country | Rider | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | |
Kyle Wamsley | Navigators |
| 2008 | |
Lucas Sebastián Haedo | Colavita-Sutter Home |
| 2009 | |
Shawn Milne | Team Type 1 |
| 2010 | |
Jake Keough | UnitedHealthcare-Maxxis |
| 2011 | |
Jake Keough | UnitedHealthcare |
| 2012 | |
Jake Keough | UnitedHealthcare |
| 2013 | |
Juan José Haedo | Jamis-Hagens Berman |
| 2014 | |
Kiel Reijnen | UnitedHealthcare |
| 2015 | |
Hilton Clark | UnitedHealthcare |
| 2016 | |
Ty Magner | UnitedHealthcare |
| 2017 | |
Ty Magner | Holowesko Citadel Racing Team |
| 2018 | |
Cory Williams | Elevate-KHS Pro Cycling |
| 2019 | |
Eric Young | Elevate–KHS Pro Cycling |
Source:[3]
Women
| Year | Country | Rider | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | |
Laura Van Gilder | Cheerwine Cycling Team | |
| 2008 | No race | |||
| 2009 | No race | |||
| 2010 | |
Robin Farina | Team Vera Bradley Professional Cycling | |
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Leah Kirchmann | Team Colavita | |
| 2012 | |
Sarah Fader | Pepper Palace/Spin-Tech Training | |
| 2013 | |
Lauren Stephens | Team TIBCO-To The Top | |
| 2014 | |
Tina Pic | Fearless Femme | |
| 2015 | |
Coryn Rivera | UnitedHealthcare | |
| 2016 | |
Coryn Rivera | UnitedHealthcare | |
| 2017 | |
Laura Van Gilder | Mellow Mushrooms p/b Warner Construction Consultants | |
| 2018 | |
Kendall Ryan | Team TIBCO-SVB | |
| 2019 | |
Kendall Ryan | Team TIBCO-SVB | |
Source:[3]
References
- "The Armed Forces Cycling Classic - CyclingClassic.org". cyclingclassic.org. Archived from the original on 2015-06-05. Retrieved 2015-06-05.
- "The Air Force Association Cycling Classic - CyclingClassic.org". cyclingclassic.org. Archived from the original on 2017-07-14. Retrieved 2015-06-05.
- "The Air Force Association Cycling Classic - CyclingClassic.org". cyclingclassic.org. Archived from the original on 2015-06-05. Retrieved 2015-06-05.
- "The Air Force Association Cycling Classic - CyclingClassic.org". cyclingclassic.org. Archived from the original on 2015-06-05. Retrieved 2015-06-05.